Wholesale mutton dealers appeal govt to check meat price rise

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Feb 27: Valley-based wholesale mutton dealers today expressed displeasure over the increasing prices of meat while appealing to the government to tame the alarming price rise of the commodity. The dealers under the banner of All Kashmir Wholesale Mutton Dealers blamed the retailers More

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GMC hospitals heading for severe crisis

Suppliers threaten to snap supplies from April 1

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 27: GMC associated hospitals here are heading for a severe crisis as suppliers of medical and surgical equipment to these institutions have threatened to snap supplies in case their pending bills are not cleared. A group of Pharmaceuticals/Surgical traders told Greater Kashmir More

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JKCCTU supports country-wide strike call by trade unions

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Feb 27: Opposing central government’s alleged anti-labour policies, J&K Coordination Committee of Trade Unions (JKCCTU) – an amalgam of employees and bankers– has supported the protest call of All Central Trade Unions (ACTU) for February 28. ACTU has called for country-wide More

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JK generates Rs. 7,500 cr revenue from fruit in 2 yrs

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu, Feb 27: Jammu and Kashmir has earned Rs 7,506 crore in the last two years from fruits. The state has generated an income of Rs 7,506 crore by fruit production and its dispatches during last two years, the Minister for Horticulture and Floriculture Sham Lal Sharma said while replying More

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Key positions vacant in horticulture department

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, Feb 27: Despite government’s avowed commitment to the promotion of horticulture in Kashmir, some key positions are lying vacant in the department of Horticulture Planning and Marketing. The posts of joint director and deputy director have been lying vacant for over three months More

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CAPD told to ensure 200 trucks daily supply to Valley

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 27: Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) Qamar Ali Akhoon today directed for building stocks of food grains in the Valley by ensuring 200 trucks daily supply to valley so that 40,000 MT tons are stocked as early as possible. The Minister, according to an More

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U.S. dollar ends dearer against rupee

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Feb 27:The U.S. dollar ended dearer against the rupee at Rs. 49.22/23 per dollar, and the Pound Sterling also finished higher at Rs. 78.11/13 per pound at the close of the Interbank Foreign Exchange market (Forex) in Mumbai on Monday. The following are the Interbank Forex and RBI More

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30 women farmers go on study tour

Agri Deptt distributes Rs.11 lakh poly films

GK NEWS NETWORK

Kupwara, Feb 27: A group of 30 women farmers of district Kupwara today went on a 10-day study tour outside the state. DDC Kupwara, Muhammad Shafi Rather flagged off the group. The farmers shall be visiting Agriculture Departmental Farms, Research Stations & SKUAST Jammu, Punjab More

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CPI-M demands insurance policy for horticulture

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 27: CPI-M leader M Y Tarigami today demanded insurance for the horticulture crops to provide coverage to farmers against post-harvest losses. Making the demand in the legislative assembly, Tarigami said such a cover would help fruit growers, whose crops suffer loss due to hailstorm More

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Counselling for MAT/UGAT continues at KU

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 27: Counselling for MAT/UGAT today continued at Kashmir University. About 300 students from across the valley participated in the forenoon and afternoon sessions held in the convocation complex of the university. Presiding the sessions Prof Musadiq Amin Sahaf  More

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3-day employment fair kicked off

Jammu, Feb 27: A 3-day Employment Fair was inaugurated by the Minister for Higher Education, Labour and Employment   Abdul Gani Malik at Hiranagar here today. Member Parliament, Ch. Lal Singh, Member Legislative Assembly, Hiranagar, Durga Dass, District Development Commissioner More

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